Homemade Twinkies

There’s something very nostalgic, classic, and all-American about Twinkies. Probably because we associated Twinkies with childhood, when things were simple. Our biggest challenges were to try and catch the candy being thrown during the parade or balancing our bike without our training wheels. And our biggest problems? Not falling from the treehouse. Trying to break our popsicle in half without actually breaking the popsicle itself. You know, tough stuff. Haha! So, here’s a fun plan: make some homemade twinkies and enjoy remembering the simple life when your biggest dilemma was pigtails? or ponytail?

Meanwhile, make filling. In large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Stir in the marshmallow cream until well-blended. Using cake decorator bag and star tip, pipe filling into flat side (bottom) of twinkie, three times, evenly-spaced, just until twinkie exands but doesn’t break apart. Serve fresh, or store in airtight container.

*Or you can make your own twinkie molds by molding heavy-duty tin foil around a spice bottle and then removing the bottle. Spray with nonstick cooking spray instead of using shortening/flour.

You can follow the link above (click on the words “twinkie pan” and it’ll take you there) or the link below. It is called a “canoe pan” and can be found at Amazon or specialty kitchen stores. Definitely a “must” in kitchen gear, yes? Yum!!

Well, in this case, “homemade twinkies” means twinkies that are made at home, and a cake mix is the best ingredient I could find to match the original twinkie texture. While not technically homemade in the traditional sense, they are still, nonetheless, twinkies “made” at “home”.